2024
Associations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Pain Interference in Post-9/11 Veterans: Exploring Sleep Impairment and Physical Activity as Underlying Mechanisms
Emrich M, Gnall K, Garnsey C, George J, Park C, Mazure C, Hoff R. Associations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Pain Interference in Post-9/11 Veterans: Exploring Sleep Impairment and Physical Activity as Underlying Mechanisms. International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 1-14. PMID: 38438749, DOI: 10.1007/s12529-024-10268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-9/11 veteransPain interferencePhysical activityPTSD symptomsAssociated with pain interferenceModifiable health factorsSleep impairmentSymptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersWorsening pain interferencePTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsBackgroundPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth factorsSecondary analysisTargeting sleepMethodsThe present studyVeteransHyperarousal symptomsRe-experiencingStress disorderStudy variablesPTSDPainAssociated with changes
2021
Women, opioid use and addiction
Goetz TG, Becker JB, Mazure CM. Women, opioid use and addiction. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21303. PMID: 33433026, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002125r.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid useChronic painPrescription opioidsEffective public health policiesOngoing opioid epidemicPublic health policyComparison of womenWidespread prescribingOpioid medicationsPublic health crisisOpioid epidemicOpioid addictionOpioidsTreatment opportunitiesTreatment approachesSynthetic opioidsMedicationsPainPsychosocial effectsHealth policyWomen's exposureWomenCurrent coronavirus pandemicHealth crisisMen
2019
The federal plan for health science and technology’s response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked
Becker JB, Mazure CM. The federal plan for health science and technology’s response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked. Biology Of Sex Differences 2019, 10: 3. PMID: 30616693, PMCID: PMC6322277, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-018-0215-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid crisisClinical care providersCurrent opioid epidemicNeurobiology of painGender-specific treatmentGender differencesNeonatal exposureOpioid useOpioid epidemicOpioid addictionCare providersEpidemiological dataPrevention strategiesHealth SciencesGender-based treatmentSuccessful responseSexPrevention implicationsReportTreatmentAddictionFurther researchResponseOpioidsPain